because it burns my butt to pay for moving boxes.

I always save boxes when I have room to store them. I think I already have enough on hand to pack 80% of my house. I might be crazy. don't care.

I need to make a list. Mac has a friend coming over and I made him clean, but I did not clean anything except the bathroom. should clean. don't wanna.

right. cleaning.

I'm going to make dough for at least 3 kinds of cookies and probably bake 2. Will have some posole I picked up with the custom chili mix the proprietress makes. She sent me home with a jar! She's so totally getting some cookies.

I've seen discussion of this in a couple of places, and I thought it might be fun/cathartic to discuss. What particularly parental things did your parents do to you this holiday season?

My mother told me she liked the shirt I got her, but it was too big, and then repeated it four different ways that it was too big, and she didn't wear that size anymore, and when she put it on, my dad said it was too big. I realize maybe it was a sore spot, but Jesus. This is why I don't buy clothes.

My MIL told my husband he needed to lose weight and have better portion control, and then dumped all of the leftovers on his plate so he would eat them and they would be gone.

I hope you got the librarians right, or you will never hear the end of it from me!

I now fervently hope so too.

Lol, Dana. I was told my sister is the good daughter? But that's ok because that means they plan to go live near her even though she moved out of town, and not me!

I have made Chex mix, and have cookie dough in the fridge for molasses cookies. Also dyeing my hair.

What particularly parental things did your parents do to you this holiday season?

Being of an age, I have to change it to what parental thing I did to my kids. Every year since forever I get the boys socks and undies for Christmas. I did so again this year and they were delighted, and all even put their holiday themed socks on immediately. It was the first year I didn't get undies though. Instead I got inside pants for the boys and a night shirt for the girl. (I may get them undies for their birthdays instead)

2017 decided to screw things up on more time. I got off of work Friday afternoon nd had Sat off, was supposed to work 1 to 5 today and have tomorrow off. I went down to M's Friday night. Drove up for work today and found out someone called out so i needed to stay until 6. It was slammed. Everyone returning , including someone wjp returned a bunch of kids clothes that reeked of smoke. I was told to take them back.

Around 5:30 customers started talkong about the freezing rain and sleet. So instead of driving down the mountain bacl to M's I'm staying at home.

Our big NYE plan was watch Brooklyn 99 (we just watched last years halloween episode) l and drink sparkling grape juice. So noting fancy but still would have been nice.

I'm sorry, askye.

We're unexpectedly New Year's Eve-ing at the most absurdly establishment joint ever, and trying not to laugh too loud at the fact that they have a cocktail called the Bolshevik Revolution.

At any rate, the other drinks are excellent, and hey, free night at a swanky hotel/golf club (I said establishment, no?)

We *never* go out for NYE. I fully expect to be in bed at 10.